Tuesday 29 July 2008

Books

Today’s blog prompt: What’s your favourite reading material? Like the kind of favourite that you would take it to read if you had to cut off the rest of the world for years and years?

I love to read, doesn't always mean I've got a book on the go but that's because when I do have I don't want to put it down and nothing else gets done. My mother was the chief librarian at our local library in South Africa and I used to love going in when she had a book exchange, so many new books to look through and choose from. In those days I used to read different types of books, whatever took my fancy. However, since having children, I have to admit that I'm a feel good chic lit lover! They're quick and easy to read and 9 times out of 10 I'll finish it with a smile on my face.
Favourite authors at the moment include : Cathy Kelly, Jill Mansell, Marian Keyes, Katie Fford,
Sheila O'Flannigan, Cecilia Ahern, Patricia Scanlan and Catherine Alliott. Colin Forbes is another author I enjoy - don't think I could include him in the chic lit category though :)
Other books I might want to have if I were cut off from the rest of the world would be my photography books - so long as I had my camera with me as well.
What books would you have?
xx

4 comments:

  1. My choice of books is so different from yours isn't it Rhona? I love to get lost in a good thriller and some of my favourite authors are Lee Child, David Baldacci,James Patterson, David Morrell, Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell to name just a few. For a little light relief from all the blood and thunder, I must admit I can enjoy your books which you often pass on to me. I am so pleased that all of my children and most of my grandchildren are avid readers. I know I would feel lost without having a book close to hand.
    xxxx

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  2. Hi Rhona, I have to go with Mum on this one. I love crime and a good thriller is my best.Her authors and mine are the same. I also enjoy the chic lit but 1st choice is the thriller.I also like Jeffrey Deaver. Law and Medical thrillers also fall into this category. Mum, you must try Karen Rose. Read one of hers for the 1st time and it was excellent.

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  3. I will have to check out some of the authors listed. I am a Stephen King constant reader!

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  4. I'm with you on the chick lit front - which often for me is a freebie from a magazine! If I could only read one type of book though it would be the classics, Jane Austen etc.

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